American photographer currently working in New York, Mark Lyon takes observational photos of his surroundings. Mark Lyon’s project ‘Landscapes for the People’ focuses on the landscape wallpapers often featured in dental rooms, waiting rooms and other banal locations. These murals transport the viewer to a more calming mindset. Mark Lyon…
London based design consultancy, Two Times Elliott produce great identity work covering festivals designers and fashion brands. Last years promotional work for Dimensions festival in Croatia is a personal highlight. Playing with chopped photo collages abstracting Croatian seas with last years performers, Two Times Elliott created a mysterious brand enticing…
On Friday I attended The annual ‘Pick Me Up’ illustration show at Somerset House. As usual it was packed with talent and thriving with people checking out this years work. I have put together some features of personal highlights of the show. This post covers the work of Hvass &…
On Friday I attended The annual ‘Pick Me Up’ illustration show at Somerset House. As usual it was packed with talent and thriving with people checking out this years work. I have put together some features of personal highlights of the show. This post covers the work of Andrew Groves.…
On Friday I attended The annual ‘Pick Me Up’ illustration show at Somerset House. As usual it was packed with talent and thriving with people checking out this years work. I have put together some features of personal highlights of the show. This first post covers the work of Jack…
Self taught artist, Kemi Mai works from the UK producing digital paintings. Using Photoshop and a tablet Kemi Mai creates beautifully simplistic portraits with real paint like qualities to them. It is interesting to see the sketched beginnings these digital images build up from. Mai uses the digital medium similarly…
Camberwell graduate, Joshua Checkley Works as part of Peckham based ‘Day Job’. Checkley produces colourful, graphic Illustrations for editorial use including frequent features for Wallpaper magazine. Personal highlight, Marbles is a set of prints playing on the abstract glass shapes found inside Marbles. Joshua Checkley was last modified: April 23rd,…
Dutch studio, Stay Nice work in graphic design with a strong focus on creative typography. There is a broad range of graphic styles on display in the Stay Nice portfolio but one thing all works have in common is an inventive use of typography. Stay Nice was last modified: April…
Illustrator, Alex Walker works from Nottingham producing images to accompany a range of articles and exhibitions. Alex’s playful approach to the complicated world of science and technology features gadgets and equipment reimagined as colourful, friendly shapes. Adding grainy fuzz and old pixelated patterns, Alex Walker adds depth to the otherwise…
Amsterdam based illustrator and print maker, Jules Julien produces graphic portraits in a range of digital and print based methods. Using beautifully soft fading colours and incorporating grainy textures, Julien’s work is inviting yet mysterious. The abstracted characters featured in Jules Julien’s work have no clear identity yet this draws…
Illustrator and Animator, Skip Hursh works from Brooklyn producing animation for Nickelodeon as well as frequent freelance projects. Hursh’s portfolio plays host to countless playful abstract environments of moving shapes and colour. Through simple animation, Skip Hursh brings these abstract shapes to life interacting with one another. Skip Hursh was…
Nakano Design Office is the agency of Japanese designer, Takeo Nakano. Tackling Editorial, branding and interior spaces, Nakano produces design with a crisp minimal style. Nakano’s portfolio displays some great creative typography in both English and Japanese alphabets.
M&E is the creative partnership of Matthew Bolger and Emelie Lidström. Based in Sweden, M&E combine graphic, photo and video mediums producing a wide variety of work. M&E’s hands on, experimental approach shows in their frequent artwork and music videos. Dizzying video for ‘Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band’ sees…
Self taught illustrator and geography graduate, Alex Mathers’ work reflects the two backgrounds perfectly. Mathers’ landscape and map illustrations take you from accurate maps of the real world to imaginary cities inside volcanos. Alex Mathers’ playful vector based illustrations communicate friendly carefree worlds through bright colour palettes and quirky trees…
French illustrator, Thomas Danthony works from London producing fantastically dark and moody imagery. Using a restricted colour palette in all his work, Danthony’s images compliment each other between projects giving a feel of unity to his portfolio as a whole. Often unnoticed, Thomas Danthony uses GIFs to bring small hints…
London based set designer, Kerry Hughes produces small scale handcrafted sets creatively displaying fashion and beauty products. Hughes’ imaginative approach to set design sees perfumes and make up placed in surreal scenes packed with colour.
Multidisciplinary design studio, Playground Paris is work of french designer Valentin Adam. Having only been founded around 3 years ago, Valentin Adam has an impressive portfolio of work ranging from branding, typography and illustration using a playful graphic style. Experimental type and a bold palette of colour and texture make…
Working from New York, Finnish illustrator and graphic designer, Lotta Nieminen produces fantastically colourful scenes depicting happy worlds of leisurely activity. Swimming, rollerskating or relaxing in the park, Lotta’s characters are all enjoying life in a world constructed of geometric shapes and complimentary colour palettes. These worlds look like great…
Illustrator, Steven Wilson works from Brighton producing bright and psychedelic type. Taking on many forms, Wilson’s type always explores depth within the letterforms. So often type is bound to the constraints of 2 dimensions so its great to see someone breaking these unwritten rules. Steven Wilson was last modified: April…
Still life photographer based in London, Victoria Ling has a colourful portfolio of personal and client commissioned work. Showing the more experimental side of her work, Ling’s self initiated projects are a personal highlight. Exploring her background of commercial product photography, Ling’s personal work often alters the colours naturally associated…